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CHAPEL HILL - North Carolina earned an at-large bid into the 2013 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament on Monday, and will host South Florida on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Fetzer Field at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available for $8 for adults and $5 for students and are available at GoHeels.com.

The winner of the UNC-USF match will play 12th-seed UC Irvine on Sunday in Irvine, Calif.

Carolina will be making its 21st NCAA postseason appearance in program history, including 14 of the last 15 seasons. The Tar Heels have hosted at least one postseason match every year since 2000.

UNC, 29-17-6 in NCAA Tournament action, has won the national title in 2001 and 2011, appeared in six College Cups - including four straight from 2008-2011 - and made nine trips to the NCAA quarterfinals.

Last season, the Tar Heels were edged 1-0 by Indiana in the quarterfinals.

Carolina is 8-5-5 this season, finishing tied for fourth in the ACC with a 4-2-5 conference mark. Junior defender Boyd Okwuonu was named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-ACC for a second-straight season last week.

Junior keeper Brendan Moore and sophomore defender Jonathan Campbell were named second team All-ACC, while junior defender Jordan McCary was selected to the third team. Midfielder Omar Holness earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman Team.

North Carolina is one of six ACC clubs in the 48-team field. Notre Dame (3), Maryland (5), Virginia (8) and Wake Forest (14) all earned national seeds. Clemson will play at Elon on Thursday in other first round action.